{{Short description|Sri Lankan Actress and model}} {{citation style|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Udari Perera | native_name = උදාරි පෙරේරා | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|04|23|df=y}} | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | education = St. Anne's Balika Maha Vidyalaya | occupation = Actress, Model | years_active = 2007-Present | spouse = Prasad Ranasinghe | awards = Mrs. Sri Lanka (2016) | known_for = | notable_works = Pravegaya | children = 1 | relatives = Shehani Perera (sister) }}
'''K. P. Shashika Udari Perera''' (born 23 April 1984) ({{langx|si|උදාරි පෙරේරා}}), popularly known as '''Udari Perera''', is a Sri Lankan film actress and model. In 2016, she won the title Mrs. Sri Lanka and subsequently participated in the Mrs. Universe pageant.<ref>{{cite web |title=Udari takes the crown, Dailynews |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life == Udari has two younger sisters – Purnima and Shehani.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://life.dailymirror.lk/article/life_columns/udari-perera/62/13130 |title=Udari Perera |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721142442/http://life.dailymirror.lk/article/life_columns/udari-perera/62/13130 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is married to Prasad Ranasinghe and the couple has one son, Jaydon. Purnima Perera is an air hostess. Her younger sister Shehani Perera is an actress who played the lead roles in two films ''Face to Pace'' and ''Ethalaya''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2018/04/19/?fn=sa18041914 |title=Both starred with Hemal What do you think about that? |work=Sarasaviya |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref> Udari completed education from St. Anne's Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Wattala.<ref name= udari>{{cite web |url=https://www.dinamina.lk/comment/152 |title=He is jealous when it comes to romantic scenes – Udari Perera |work=Dinamina |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721215820/https://www.dinamina.lk/comment/152 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She worked as an air hostess before entering cinema.
== Mrs Universe 2016 == In 2016 Udari won the title of Mrs. Sri Lanka, at the national Mrs. Universe pageant held on 17 August 2016 at Ramada Hotel, Colombo and represented the country at the Mrs. Universe pageant in Guangzhou, China on 23 August 2016.
== Career == She is best known for her appearance in ''Ran Ran Ran Sela Anda'' of Iraj and Sangeeth's music video in 2007.<ref name= udari /> She debuted acting in the television serial ''Sinindu Piyapath'' with a minor role. Her film debut was in ''Pravegaya'', which was released in 2015 opposite to Hemal Ranasinghe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8300348/ |title=Udari Perera |work=IMDb |access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Ref. |- | 2015 || ''Pravegaya'' || Udari || |- | 2018 || ''Seya'' || Nirasha || |- | 2018 || ''Nela'' || Sundari || |- | 2018 || ''Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara'' || Princess Nanda || |- | 2020 || ''Miss Jenis'' || Nimaya || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews/2020/10/15/19195/මම-වඩා-කැමති-උදාරි-පෙරේරා-කියන-ගැහැනියට| title=මම වඩා කැමති උදාරි පෙරේරා කියන ගැහැනියට | work=සරසවිය | date=14 October 2020 | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=15 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/05/24/?fn=sa1805243 |title=Latest Beauty in Sri Lankan silver screen - Miss Jennis |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}}|| {{pending film|italic=no| ''Paada Yathra'' }}|| || |- | {{TableTBA}}||{{pending film|italic=no| ''Yathra'' }} || || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://sarasaviya.lk/වෙරළ-ඉමේ-විසිර-ගිය-ජීවිත/ | title=වෙරළ ඉමේ විසිර ගිය ජීවිත | work=Sarasaviya | access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref> |}
=== Television serials === * ''Sinindu Piyapath'' as Saroja * ''Iththo''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/teledramas/2019/06/27/6252/උදාරි-පෙරේරා-පණපිටින්-වළදාලා |title=Udari Perera buried alive |work=සරසවිය |date=26 June 2019 |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref>
== Awards == * Hiru Golden Film Awards - Most Popular Actress - 2016<ref>{{cite web |title= Udari and Udari, Udari Warnakulasooriya and Udari Perera |language=si}}</ref>
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